Rahul Bhatnagar

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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}}{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rahul Prasad Bhatnagar
| image = File:The Joint Secretary, (International Sports Division) in the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Rahul Bhatnagar addressing a Press Conference, in New Delhi on September 11, 2010 (cropped).jpg
| office = [[Secretary to Government of India|Sports Secretary of India]]
| order =
| predecessor =
| successor =
| termend =
| termstart = 11 October 2017
| office1 = Chairman of [[Greater Noida|Greater NOIDA]]
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| termend1 = 10 October 2017
| termstart1 = 29 June 2017
| office2 = [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] of [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]]
| predecessor2 = [[Deepak Singhal]]
| successor2 = [[Rajive Kumar]]
| termend2 = 28 June 2017
| termstart2 = 13 September 2016
| birth_name = Rahul C S
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|09|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]<ref name=":DoAP GoUP">{{Cite web|url=http://niyuktionline.up.nic.in/DOCUMENTS/IAS-GradationList2016.pdf|title=Gradation list of Uttar Pradesh Cadre IAS officers - 2016|website=Department of Appointment and Personnel, [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]|page=5|access-date=15 August 2017}}</ref>
| nationality = {{flag|India|name=Indian}}
| alma_mater =
| occupation = [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]]
}}
'''Rahul Prasad Bhatnagar''' is a 1983 batch [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]] belonging to Uttar Pradesh cadre. He currently is the Secretary in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

== Education ==
Rahul Bhatnagar has a graduate ([[Bachelor of Science|BSc]]) and [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate]] ([[Master of Science|MSc]]) degrees in [[Physics]].<ref name=":DoAP GoUP" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14410&PageId=|title=Rahul Prasad Bhatnagar - Executive Record Sheet|website=Department of Personnel and Training, [[Government of India]]|access-date=17 September 2017}}</ref> He also has a [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate]] degree in [[Economics]] ([[Master of Arts|MA:Economics]]) and a [[Master of Philosophy|MPhil]] degree.<ref name=":DoAP GoUP" /><ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Rahul Bhatnagar has served in various key positions for both [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Government of India|Union Governments]], like as the [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]], Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner and Principal Resident Commissioner of [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]], Chairman of Greater Noida and Investment Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh, [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] (Finance) and Finance Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh, [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] (Institutional Finance), [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] (Sugarcane) and Sugarcane Development Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh, [[District collector|District Magistrate and Collector]] of [[Gorakhpur]] and [[Shahjahanpur]] districts, Vice Chairman of Ayodhya-Faizabad Development Authority and as the Commissioner of Rural Housing in Uttar Pradesh Government,<ref name=":0" /> and as [[Joint Secretary to Government of India|Joint Secretary]] in [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]] and Director in the Department of Economic Affairs of [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance]] in the [[Government of India|Union Government]].<ref name=":0" />

=== Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh ===
Rahul Bhatnagar was appointed the Chief Secretary, Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner and Principal Resident Commissioner of [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] by the [[List of Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh|Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] on 13 September 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Rahul-Bhatnagar-appointed-U.P.-Chief-Secretary/article14636474.ece|title=Rahul Bhatnagar appointed U.P. Chief Secretary|last=Rashid|first=Omar|date=13 September 2016|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=8 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/new-uttar-pradesh-chief-secretary-rahul-prasad-bhatnagar-assumes-charge-1458237|title=New Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Rahul Prasad Bhatnagar Assumes Charge|date=14 September 2016|website=[[NDTV]]|access-date=17 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/up-chief-secy-shunted-out-rahul-bhatnagar-new-cs/articleshow/54310141.cms|title=UP Chief Secy shunted out, Rahul Bhatnagar new CS|date=13 September 2016|website=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=17 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/rahul-bhatnagar-becomes-new-up-chief-secretary-116091300400_1.html|title=Rahul Bhatnagar becomes new UP chief secretary|date=13 September 2016|website=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=17 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/noida/up-chief-secretary-deepak-singhal-removed-during-noida-visit/story-86dsjDqgyDascG6mLcVwwJ.html|title=UP chief secretary Deepak Singhal removed during Noida visit|last=Rajput|first=Vinod|date=14 September 2016|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=17 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/uttar-pradesh-chief-secretary-reviews-noida-metro/articleshow/57006978.cms|title=Uttar Pradesh chief secretary reviews Noida Metro|last=Keelor|first=Vandana|date=6 February 2017|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=17 September 2017}}</ref> He was transferred from office by [[List of Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh|Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] on 28 June 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/rajive-kumar-new-chief-secy-bhatnagar-gnida-chairman/articleshow/59377915.cms|title=Rajive Kumar new chief secy, Bhatnagar GNIDA chairman|last=Keelor|first=Vandana|last2=Mishra|first2=Subhash|date=30 Jun 2017|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=17 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/former-chief-secy-bhatnagar-is-new-head-of-gnida/articleshow/59481309.cms|title=Former chief secretary Rahul Bhatnagar is new head of GNIDA|last=Keelor|first=Vandana|date=7 July 2017|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=17 September 2017}}</ref>

=== Sports Secretary ===
Rahul Bhatnagar was appointed as the [[Secretary to Government of India|Union Sports Secretary]] and Director General of [[Sports Authority of India]] by the [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] on 11 October 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/greater-noida-industrial-development-authority-chief-appointed-union-sports-secretary-in-rejig/articleshow/61059638.cms|title=Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority chief appointed Union sports secretary in rejig|last=Keelor|first=Vandana|date=13 October 2017|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=25 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rahul-bhatnagar-is-back-with-sports-ministry-as-secretary/articleshow/61051339.cms|title=Rahul Bhatnagar is back with Sports Ministry as Secretary|date=12 October 2017|website=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=25 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/ZunJ4UznjEQksmzk8a2sXN/Bureaucratic-reshuffle-Cabinet-appoints-11-secretaries-in-v.html|title=Bureaucratic reshuffle: Cabinet appoints 11 secretaries in various govt departments|last=Mishra|first=Asit Ranjan|date=11 October 2017|website=Livemint|publisher=[[HT Media Ltd]]|access-date=25 October 2017}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14410&PageId= Executive Record Sheet as maintained by Department of Personnel and Training of Government of India]

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[[Category:Indian Administrative Service officers]]
[[Category:Indian civil servants]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1959 births]]
[[Category:People from New Delhi]]
[[Category:Chief Secretaries of Uttar Pradesh]]

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